Columbus Day!

During Social Studies, we have been learning about Christopher Columbus and why he is important to history.  Students watched a video about Christopher Columbus, created a representation of his ship and wrote what they learned about him.  Be sure to ask your child what they learned about Christopher Columbus.  Check out our work below!

Here we are watching a BrainPop Jr. video about Christopher Columbus:

 Here we are working hard on writing what we learned about Christopher Columbus.

Here is the finished product! Be sure to check your child's backpack for their work, they were pretty excited and proud to bring them home today!

Reader's Workshop

Today in reader's workshop we talked about the three ways to read a book.  Ask your child to tell you what the three different ways are.

Here we are practicing our stamina during reader's workshop.  Today we read silently for 12 solid minutes!  Yay 1S, keep up the good work!

Scholastic Book Order:

If you would like to order books from Scholastic, please click here!  Once on the homepage, click "First Time Parents" and enter the following code: GZY8L.  Then, you can browse the online catalogs and place your order.  Once your order arrives, I will send it home with your child.  Book orders are due by Monday, September 19th.  If you have any questions, please let me know!

Welcome Back!

Aquarium Field Trip!

On Wednesday, we took a field trip to the New England Aquarium to conclude our study of fish.  Ask your child about the different fish and animals that they saw and which was their favorite.  Also, be sure to ask them what makes a fish a fish!

Science Fun!

Today, we put a twist on the game Headbandz in 1S!  First graders each had a picture of an animal on their head.  They had to ask their partner questions based on life cycle, anatomy, habitat and body covering to figure out if it was a fish, bird or insect that was on their head.  They had a lot of fun:).

How Do You Measure Up to Abe Lincoln

This week we have been learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches tall? We have also been learning about measurement in math, so we decided to see how tall we were in comparison to the 16th president.  Check us out below!